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'The Story of Djirt' (aka Yingapungapu at Djarrakpi) by Narr...
THE STORY OF DJIRT. In the Dream time, a small boy called Djirt found a dead fish on the beach and began to cook it on ...
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'Mother whale' by Narritjin Maymuru, 1978
This is one of the works that Narritjin Maymuru produced in Canberra in1978, during the time that he and his son Banapan...
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Bark painting 'Tortoises and fresh water crocodiles' by Birr...
Tortoises and fresh water crocodiles (collection list for AI 2).
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'Part of the story of Bama Bama the spirit man' by Narritjin...
1985.0259.0391 is one of 28 bark paintings and 3 artefacts that appear on Davidson's collection list under the heading '...
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The Totem Place of the Shark, Bangudja
This explanation comprises a general account that includes mention of 1985.0067.0048, followed by specific reference to ...
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'Mortuary Ceremony', by Narritjin Maymuru, 1978
The central portions of this painting depict the bones of one of the creator Ancestors of the Manggalili clan. When thi...
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Bark painting 'Two Mimi Spirits (males) dancing' by Paddy Co...
Two MIMI Spirits (males) dancing (collection list).
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Bark painting 'Two Mimi Spirits (males) dancing' by Paddy Co...
Two MIMI Spirits (males) dancing (collection list).
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Orion & the Pleiades
The Constellation of Orion and the Pleiades Orion and the Pleiades are linked in the astronomical myths. More often than...
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'Yingapungapu' by Narritjin Maymuru, Yirrkala, 1974,
In 'Ancestral Connections: Art and an Aboriginal System of knowledge' (pp245-274) anthropologist Howard Morphy discusses...
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Bark painting titled Salmons and Turtles Fishing by Lipundja...
Salmons and turtle fishing (collection list for AI 17).
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Untitled, by Narritjin Maymuru, Yirrkala, 1967
1985.0259.0407 is one of 28 bark paintings and 3 artefacts that appear on Davidson's collection list under the heading '...
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'Gunyan White Sand Crab', by Narritjin Maymuru
'In this painting Narritjin has depicted Gunyan, the sacred white sand crab, which lives in the white sand at the foot o...